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Going Outside the Classroom

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At the age of 80, Fred enrolled in a beginner German course which I was teaching once a week at an adult education centre. He set out to learn the language with a great deal of enthusiasm, and made reasonable progress. After attending classes for about six months he went on a coach trip to Germany, and in the next class told us how he had ordered — in German — a hotdog from a stall. When he offered to pay for it, he was told by the hot-dog seller that he could have it for free because he had spoken in German. The rest of us shared his delight in what obviously felt like a major achievement in actually using the target language.

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  1. Aston University, UK

    Sue Garton

  2. University of Warwick, UK

    Keith Richards

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Morris-Adams, M. (2008). Going Outside the Classroom. In: Garton, S., Richards, K. (eds) Professional Encounters in TESOL. Communicating in Professions and Organizations. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230594173_7

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